Oscillating noise maker for toy pistols



Oct. 16, 1951 LATTUCA 2,571,587

OSCILLATING NOISE MAKER FOR TOY PISTOLS Original Filed March 50, 1945 1 l f 2- 7H:- 1-

INVENTOR. JOHN LATTucA 6 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 16 1951 OSCILLATING NOISE MAKER FOR TOY PISTOLS John Lattuca, New York, N. Y.

Substituted for application Serial No. 585,651, March 30, 1945. This application February 11,

1948, Serial No. 7,659

g 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful im'- provements in a toy repeater whistle gun.

This is a substitute for my abandoned application, filed on March 30, 1945, Serial No. 585,651.

More specifically, the present invention contemplates the construction of a toy gun having a trigger which may be repeatedly pulled to repeatedly make a noise, the hammer of the gun being a mouth piece of a whistle which may be blown to make another and different noise.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be hadto the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toy gun constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is aninside elevational View of one of the two halves of the toy gun.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the gun trigger.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the noise maker actuated by the trigger.

Fig. '7 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The toy gun, according to this invention, comprises a frame I!) formed to two parts secured together by bolts 1 l. The gun is a revolver, having the usual barrel l2, front sight l3, magazine l4, trigger l5, trigger guard l6, grip I1 and hammer 18, it being understood that each of these parts are toy parts only and only simulate the corresponding parts of a real gun.

The gun magazine is really a hollow chamber in which is pivotally secured the trigger IS. the trigger having a cylindrical portion l9 provided with trunnions 20 which fit in holes formed in the two parts of the frame. The trigger further has an upstanding lever 21.

A noise maker 22 is secured in the gun magazine. This noise maker consists of a thin sheet of high tempered steel having a central depression 23 and notches 24 at one end, see Fig. 6. It is secured between lugs 25 formed on the inner wall of the magazine, the lugs 25 coacting with the notches 24 to rigidly secure the end of the noise maker. The noise maker also fits loosely between lugs 26 at its center, these lugs whistle.

also being formed on the magazine inner wall. The other end of the noise maker is in engagement with the lever 2| in such a manner that when the trigger I5 is pulled back, the lever 2| swings upwardly, moving one end of the noise maker and creasing same through the depression 23, making a loud clicking noise. When the trigger is released, the noise maker returns to normal position, making another loud clicking noise.

The artificial hammer is has a rearwardly extending part forming a mouth piece 21 of a and this passage 28 extends to a slot 29 over a cylindrical chamber 30 formed in the top of the gun magazine and entirely closed except for the slot 29.

A child playing with the toy gun can make as many shots" as he wishes by pulling the trigger l5 repeatedly. He can also make the gun make a whistling noise by blowing through the mouth piece 21, whereupon the air will be forced in the chamber 30, making a shrill sound. The gun is thus admirably suited for use by a child in playing a game such as cops and robbers, in that the toy gun not only forms a weapon but serves as a policemans whistle, all in one.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

Noise making means for a toy pistol having a hollow magazine and a pivotally mounted trigger including a lever projected upward into the hollow magazine to move upward within the magazine as the trigger is pivoted, said noise making means comprising an elongated piece of flexible metal positioned horizontally within the hollow magazine with its rear end in contact with the upper end of the lever to cause flexing of said piece of metal when the trigger is pivoted moving the lever upward, said piece of metal having a depression intermediate of its ends to produce a click when flexed, and laterally aligned lugs formed in the hollow magazine on opposite sides of the front end of the piece of metal, said piece of metal having notches in its sides adjacent its front end engaged by said lugs fixedly mounting said piece of metal in position in the A passage 28 is formed in the hammer v 4 hollow magazine with its rear end engaging the Number Name Date top end of the lever. 358,664 Hill Mar. 1, 1887 JOHN LA'I'I'UCA. 749,482 Geistert Jan. 2, 1904 1,188,315 Pickl June 20, 1916 REFERENCES CITED 5 1,272,353 Appell July 10, 1918 The following references are of record in the 1,776,915 Linney Sept- 1930 file of this patentf 1,891,219 Baker Dec. 20, 1932 2,386,479 Kuhn Oct. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PAIEMS 2,397,552 Lester et a1. Apr. 2, 1946 Number Name Date w 10 186,169 Rowbotham Jan. 9, 1877 

